Seattle has an out in Smith’s deal in 2024 but would take a $17.4 million dead cap hit by releasing the quarterback, per Spotrac. Just like last offseason, Lock will once against be a free agent. The Seahawks rumors connecting the team to quarterbacks in both free agency and the NFL draft are going to heat up unless things change.
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|If things continue with Geno Smith’s play, the Seattle Seahawks rumors are sure to heat up about the team adding a quarterback.
Even before Smith’s recent underwhelming outing against the Ravens in Week 9, Bleacher Report’s Matt Holder was pushing the team to address the position this offseason.
Holder suggests that Miami quarterback Tyler Van Dyke is a potential replacement for Drew Lock. Although, if Smith’s poor play continues, the Seahawks may need to take a look at a signal-caller even earlier in the 2024 NFL draft.
“Drew Lock is set to be a free agent in March, and it’s no secret that 33-year-old Geno Smith isn’t the quarterback of the future in Seattle,” Holder wrote on October 30, 2023. “Van Dyke is a bit of a project, making him a good candidate to sit behind Smith for a year. Also, B/R’s NFL draft scout Derrik Klassen is high on the Hurricane, currently slating has him as the No. 3 quarterback on B/R’s big board.
‘”Tyler Van Dyke is the riser to watch in this class,’ Klassen explained. ‘After an uneven 2022 offseason in a bad offense, Van Dyke has rebounded with a strong 2023 season. Van Dyke is the gunslinger type; a passer who wants to win by being tough in the pocket and launching the ball into tight windows down the field.’”